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Break down

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stop functioning (machine) | “My car broke down on the way to work.”

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Bring up

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mention a topic | “She brought up an interesting idea during the meeting.”

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Call off

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cancel | “They called off the wedding due to unforeseen circumstances.”

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Carry on

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continue | “Please carry on with your explanation.”

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Catch up

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reach the same point | “I need to catch up on the latest episodes.”

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Check in

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register at a hotel | “We checked in at the hotel at noon.”

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Check out

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leave a hotel | “We checked out of the hotel early.”

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Come across

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find unexpectedly | “I came across an old friend at the store.”

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Cut down on

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reduce | “I’m trying to cut down on sugar.”

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Do over

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repeat

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Drop off

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deliver or fall asleep | “I dropped off the package this morning.”

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Figure out

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understand | “I can’t figure out this math problem.”

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Find out

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discover | “I found out the truth yesterday.”

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Get along

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have a good relationship | “They get along well with their neighbors.”

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Get by

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manage | “She gets by on a small salary.”

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Give up

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stop trying | “He gave up smoking last year.”

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Go over

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review | “Can we go over these details again?”

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Hang up

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end a phone call | “She hung up before I could respond.”

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Hold on

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wait | “Hold on a second; I’ll check the schedule.”

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Keep up

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maintain the pace | “It’s hard to keep up with all this work.”

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Look after

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take care of | “Can you look after my dog while I’m away?”

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Look forward to

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anticipate | “I’m looking forward to the holidays.”

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Look into

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investigate | “The police are looking into the matter.”

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Make up

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reconcile | “They finally made up after the argument.”

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Pick up
collect | "Can you pick up the kids from school?"
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Put off
postpone | "We had to put off the meeting until next week."
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Put up with
tolerate | "I can't put up with his behavior anymore."
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Run out of
deplete | "We've run out of milk."
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Set up
establish | "They set up a new business downtown."
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Show up
appear | "He didn't show up for the meeting."
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Sort out
resolve | "I need to sort out my finances."
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Take after
resemble | "She takes after her mother."
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Take off
remove or depart | "The plane took off on time."
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Take on
accept | "She took on more responsibilities at work."
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Turn down
reject | "He turned down the job offer."
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Turn off
stop a device | "Turn off the lights before you leave."
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Turn on
start a device | "Turn on the TV; the game is starting."
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Work out
exercise or solve | "I work out every morning."
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Call up
phone someone | "He called me up to discuss the project."
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Come up with
invent or create | "She came up with a brilliant idea."
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Cut out
stop doing something | "You should cut out junk food."
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Fall apart
break into pieces | "Their plan fell apart in the end."
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Fall behind
lag | "I fell behind on my assignments."
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Get ahead
succeed | "She worked hard to get ahead in her career."
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Give away
donate | "He gave away his old clothes to charity."
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Hold back
restrain | "She couldn't hold back her tears."
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Kick off
start | "The event kicks off at 7 PM."
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Lay off
stop employing | "The company laid off 50 workers."
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Let down
disappoint | "I'm sorry to let you down."
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Look back
reflect | "Looking back
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Pass out
faint | "She passed out from the heat."
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Pull over
stop a vehicle | "The police officer asked me to pull over."
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Put on
wear | "She put on a jacket before going out."
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Run into
meet unexpectedly | "I ran into an old friend yesterday."
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Set off
start a journey | "We set off early to avoid traffic."
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Show off
boast | "He always shows off his new gadgets."
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Stick to
follow | "Let's stick to the original plan."
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Take down
remove | "They took down the decorations after the party."
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Take up
start a hobby | "She took up painting during the pandemic."
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Think over
consider | "I'll think over your suggestion."
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Throw away
discard | "Don't throw away those papers; I need them."
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Turn up
arrive | "He turned up late as usual."
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Watch out
be careful | "Watch out for the wet floor!"
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Work on
improve | "I'm working on my communication skills."
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Bring in
introduce | "The company brought in new policies."
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Break up
end a relationship | "They broke up last month."
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Blow up
explode or get angry | "The situation blew up unexpectedly."
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Burn out
become exhausted | "He burned out after working long hours."
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Catch on
understand | "It took him a while to catch on."
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Count on
rely on | "You can count on me for support."
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Drop by
visit briefly | "She dropped by my office to say hello."
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Get rid of
eliminate | "I need to get rid of old clothes."
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Go ahead
proceed | "Go ahead and start without me."
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Hand in
submit | "Please hand in your assignments by Friday."
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Keep on
continue | "She kept on working despite the difficulties."
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Look out
beware | "Look out for that car!"
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Mix up
confuse | "I mixed up the addresses and went to the wrong place."
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Move on
progress | "It's time to move on from the past."
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Pass away
die | "His grandfather passed away last year."
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Pick out
choose | "I picked out a book for her birthday."
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Pull through
recover | "She pulled through after the surgery."
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Put back
return | "Can you put the book back on the shelf?"
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Run over
hit with a vehicle | "A car ran over the cat."
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Save up
accumulate money | "I'm saving up for a new car."
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Settle down
start a stable life | "They settled down in a quiet neighborhood."
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Show around
give a tour | "Let me show you around the office."
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Speak up
talk louder | "Can you speak up? I can't hear you."
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Stand by
support | "I'll stand by you no matter what."
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Take apart
disassemble | "He took apart the clock to fix it."
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Take over
assume control | "She took over the project last week."
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Think up
invent | "He thought up an excuse for being late."
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Throw up
vomit | "She threw up after eating bad seafood."
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Turn in
go to bed or submit | "I'm turning in early tonight."
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Use up
consume completely | "We used up all the milk this morning."
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Write down
note | "Write down the address so you don't forget."
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Back up
support | "His friends backed him up during the trial."
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Blow out
extinguish | "She blew out the candles on her birthday cake."
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Brush up on
review | "I need to brush up on my French."
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Carry out
execute | "The team carried out the plan successfully."
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Come down with
get sick | "She came down with a cold last week."

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